Health, Aging & Society

Program and Course Offerings

The Department of Health, Aging & Society offers programs leading to M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

Enquiries: 905 525-9140 ext. 27035
Email: hasdept@mcmaster.ca
Website: https://healthagingandsociety.mcmaster.ca

Faculty/Fall 2022

Professors

Gavin Andrews, B.A. (Wales), Ph.D. (Nottingham)
James R. Dunn, B.Arts.Sc., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Simon Fraser)/Chair
Michel Grignon, M.Sc. (ENSAE, Paris, France), Ph.D. (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France)/Economics
Anthea Innes, B.A., M.Sc. (Stirling), Ph.D. (Bradford)
Lydia Kapiriri, M.D. (Makerere), M.P.H. (KIT Royal Tropical Inst.), M. Med. Ph. (Makerere), Ph.D. (Bergen)
Chris Sinding, B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Social Work
Y. Rachel Zhou, B.A. LLM (Wuhan, China), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)

Associate Professors

Chelsea Gabel, B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Indigenous Studies
James Gillett, B.A. (Calgary), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Meridith Griffin, B.Kin. (McMaster), M.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Exeter)/Social Psychology
Randy Jackson, B.A. (Ottawa), M.A. (Manitoba), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Social Work
Tara Marshall, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Social Psychology
Geraldine Voros, B.A. (Guelph), M.A. (McMaster)

Assistant Professors

Nicole Dalmer, B.Sc., M.L.I.S. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Western Ontario)
Mathew Savelli, B.A. (McMaster), M.Sc., D.Phil. (Oxford)/Arts & Science

Associate Members

Gina Agarwal, M.B.B.S., D.F.F.P. (London), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Family Medicine
David Clark, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Western)
Sarah Dickson, B.A., Ph.D. (Waterloo)/Civil Engineering
Jeremiah E. Hurley, B.A. (John Carroll), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)/Economics
Nick Kates, B.Med. (London), M.C.F.P./Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Tina Moffat, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Anthropology
Fran Scott, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.D., M.Sc. (McMaster)/Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact
Allison Williams, B.A. (Bishop’s), M.A. (Toronto), Ph.D. (York)/Earth, Environment & Society
Marisa Young, B.A., M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Sociology

Adjunct Members

Ellie Berger, B.A. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Nipissing
Jason Powell, B.A., M.A. (Liverpool), Ph.D. (John Moores)/Liverpool

Professor Emeriti

Margaret A. Denton, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Sociology
Carolyn Rosenthal, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Sociology
Ellen B. Ryan, B.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences

Programs

Master

Health and Aging, M.A.

Doctoral

Course Offerings

Health, Aging & Society Courses